Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2006-2007 Edition

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The Princeton Review realizes that scoring high on the AP U.S. History Exam is very different from earning straight A's in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about American historyonly the strategies and information you'll need to get your highest score. In Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, we'll teach you how to Use our preparation strategies and test-taking techniques to raise your score Focus on the topics most likely to appear on the test Test your knowledge with review questions for each U.S. history topic covered This book includes 2 full-length practice AP U.S. History tests. All of our practice questions are just like those you'll see on the actual exam, and we explain how to answer every question.

Introduction

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Part I: How to Crack the System

1

(58)

About the Advanced Placement Program

3

(6)

Being a Good Test Taker

9

(6)

Cracking the Multiple-Choice Section

15

(16)

Cracking the Essay Questions

31

(8)

Cracking the Document-Based Question (DBQ)

39

(16)

Cracking the Free-Response Questions

55

(4)

Part II: The History Review

59

(134)

The Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries

63

(14)

The Late Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

77

(50)

The Twentieth Century

127

(40)

Practice Questions: Answers and Explanations

167

(8)

Key Terms and Concepts

175

(18)

Part III: The Princeton Review Ap U.S. History Practice Tests and Answers